using System;
namespace Sleis.Pdf
{
    public interface IElementWriter
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Will get the element to add to the document
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="element">Parent Element</param>
        /// <param name="context">Current Writable Object Context</param>
        iTextSharp.text.IElement GetElement(iTextSharp.text.IElement element, Spring.Objects.ObjectWrapper data);

        void Init();
        /// <summary>
        /// string that represents property to select
        /// </summary>
        string Select { get; set; }
        /// <summary>
        /// Optional Label to be used.
        /// </summary>
        string Label { get; set; }
        
        System.Collections.Generic.List<IElementWriter> SubElements { get; set; }
        void BeforeWrite(iTextSharp.text.Document pdf, Spring.Objects.ObjectWrapper context);
        void Write(iTextSharp.text.Document pdf, Spring.Objects.ObjectWrapper context);
        void Write(iTextSharp.text.Document pdf, string value);
        void Write(iTextSharp.text.Document pdf, string value, string label);        
        
    }

}